Steph Curry accepts unexpected new job offer for NBA first in midst of Golden State Warriors playoff push
Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry is joining his alma mater Davidson College as an assistant general manager, according to ESPN. He is the first active player in major US sports to take a front office job with an NCAA team. Curry is the greatest 3-point shooter of all time Curry, who completed his undergraduate degree in 2022, played three seasons at Davidson from 2006-2009. General manager Austin Buntz used to work for Under Armour‘s global sports marketing team. The sportswear giant signed the 36-year-old in 2013 and he went on to launch his own Curry Brand in 2020 — Davidson was the first college to sign a partnership deal with the company. Per ESPN’s report, Curry and his wife Ayesha will also be contributing to an eight-figure fund that will help the men’s and women’s teams. In recent weeks, the metronomic shooter has passed 25,000 career points and will soon become the first NBA player to hit 4,000 3-pointers as he needs just seven more triples. The Warriors enter tonight’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers with a 36-28 record — good enough for sixth in the Western Conference. Trading for Jimmy Butler has unleashed a monster. “I think I was wrong, miracles do happen,” admitted First Take co-host Stephen A. Smith. “I think I was wrong when I first talked about this. “I looked at Jimmy Butler, and I said, we know what a big-time player he is, particularly in the postseason, but do him and Steph mesh? “Jimmy Butler’s averaging 20 and six. He is averaging over nine free throws per game, which is sixth in the league since he arrived in Golden State. Curry and the Warriors are on a charge as the season heads toward the business end The future Hall of Famer made his name in North CarolinaGetty “I don’t have them winning it, but I can’t summarily dismiss what I’m seeing and how impressive it’s been.” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr admitted his retirement could be linked to Curry’s career. “I think every coaching job has an expiration date, and I think it’s important for all parties involved to be aware of that. So, there’s probably something to that,” he told The Game’s Mark Wilard and Dan Dibley Show. “But, I don’t spend much time thinking about that. I love what I do, I love this team, I love coaching these guys every day. “I’m just going to keep plugging away with them and see what we can accomplish, and then we’ll worry about all that stuff later.” The NBA icon was named conference player of the year twice before turning pro and being selected with the No. 7 overall pick by the Warriors in the 2009 NBA Draft. Curry had a fairy-tale run at the 2008 NCAA Tournament when he put the plucky Davidson Wildcats on the map — and even impressed LeBron James. Davidson entered the NCAA Tournament as the No.10 seed and upset No.7 seed Gonzaga in the Round of 64 with a 40-point performance from Curry. The future Warriors star then dropped 30 points, including five three-pointers, on No.2 Georgetown to propel Davidson to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in school history. The Davidson standout then notched his third-straight 30-point game, scoring 33 points with six three-pointers, as the Wildcats claimed a 73-56 victory to march on to the school’s third-ever Elite Eight. Their Cinderella run came to an end at the hands of the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks in the Final Four but Curry was well on his way to greatness. Legendary NFL quarterback Andrew Luck joined his former college Stanford as general manager in 2024.
Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry is joining his alma mater Davidson College as an assistant general manager, according to ESPN.
He is the first active player in major US sports to take a front office job with an NCAA team.
Curry, who completed his undergraduate degree in 2022, played three seasons at Davidson from 2006-2009.
General manager Austin Buntz used to work for Under Armour‘s global sports marketing team.
The sportswear giant signed the 36-year-old in 2013 and he went on to launch his own Curry Brand in 2020 — Davidson was the first college to sign a partnership deal with the company.
Per ESPN’s report, Curry and his wife Ayesha will also be contributing to an eight-figure fund that will help the men’s and women’s teams.
In recent weeks, the metronomic shooter has passed 25,000 career points and will soon become the first NBA player to hit 4,000 3-pointers as he needs just seven more triples.
The Warriors enter tonight’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers with a 36-28 record — good enough for sixth in the Western Conference.
Trading for Jimmy Butler has unleashed a monster.
“I think I was wrong, miracles do happen,” admitted First Take co-host Stephen A. Smith. “I think I was wrong when I first talked about this.
“I looked at Jimmy Butler, and I said, we know what a big-time player he is, particularly in the postseason, but do him and Steph mesh?
“Jimmy Butler’s averaging 20 and six. He is averaging over nine free throws per game, which is sixth in the league since he arrived in Golden State.
“I don’t have them winning it, but I can’t summarily dismiss what I’m seeing and how impressive it’s been.”
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr admitted his retirement could be linked to Curry’s career.
“I think every coaching job has an expiration date, and I think it’s important for all parties involved to be aware of that. So, there’s probably something to that,” he told The Game’s Mark Wilard and Dan Dibley Show.
“But, I don’t spend much time thinking about that. I love what I do, I love this team, I love coaching these guys every day.
“I’m just going to keep plugging away with them and see what we can accomplish, and then we’ll worry about all that stuff later.”
The NBA icon was named conference player of the year twice before turning pro and being selected with the No. 7 overall pick by the Warriors in the 2009 NBA Draft.
Curry had a fairy-tale run at the 2008 NCAA Tournament when he put the plucky Davidson Wildcats on the map — and even impressed LeBron James.
Davidson entered the NCAA Tournament as the No.10 seed and upset No.7 seed Gonzaga in the Round of 64 with a 40-point performance from Curry.
The future Warriors star then dropped 30 points, including five three-pointers, on No.2 Georgetown to propel Davidson to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in school history.
The Davidson standout then notched his third-straight 30-point game, scoring 33 points with six three-pointers, as the Wildcats claimed a 73-56 victory to march on to the school’s third-ever Elite Eight.
Their Cinderella run came to an end at the hands of the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks in the Final Four but Curry was well on his way to greatness.
Legendary NFL quarterback Andrew Luck joined his former college Stanford as general manager in 2024.
